Charge Densities and Binding Energies in Hydrogen Chemisorption.

Abstract

The chemisorption of hydrogen on metals is treated by a self-consistent calculation. Three dimensional charge densities, interaction energies and dipole moments are given as a function of position of the hydrogen adatoms. The results are compared with experiment. The experimental picture of a dissociated adsorbate of small dipole moment is substantiated, and the calculations are consistent with the observation that hydrogen field desorbs together with the surface atoms of the substrate. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0758381

Entities

People

  • John A. Smith
  • See-chen Ying
  • Walter Kohn

Organizations

  • University of California, San Diego

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adsorbates
  • Charge Density
  • Chemisorption
  • Dipole Moments
  • Hydrogen
  • Observation
  • Substrates
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.